Chapter Summaries

Hongxuan tested whether his rapid cultivation had left him emotionally numb, and Houtu reassured him that his ambition and feelings remained. While considering whether to enter the Heavenly Dao Realm or strengthen his Foundation first, he recognized that obsessively wavering could lead him into a demonic barrier and decided to follow his heart.

• Houtu embraced Hongxuan and asked whether his heart remained placid, and he realized his emotions and ambition were still strong.
• Houtu urged Hongxuan to break through to the Heavenly Dao Realm, but he explained that he wanted to cultivate the eleventh transformation of the Body Refinement Art and improve his Foundation first.
• Hongxuan used the Grand Destiny Art and the Grand Deduction Art in Pingxin Palace to consider whether to break through or strengthen his Foundation.
• A sudden chill warned Hongxuan that his indecision had nearly become a demonic obsession, so he cast aside his distracting thoughts.
• Hongxuan chose to follow his heart and strengthen his Foundation before advancing to the Heavenly Dao Realm.

Hongxuan continued cultivating the eleventh turn of the Body Refinement Art and discovered that reaching its perfect state required condensing 365 strands of Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy. After learning that Houtu had reached the Heavenly Dao Realm and deterred the Two Sages of the West, Hongxuan resolved to pursue the perfect foundation.

• Hongxuan chose to keep cultivating the eleventh turn rather than focus on breaking through to the Heavenly Dao Realm.
• Hongxuan used Heaven-defying Comprehension to create a Grand Dao Level Dao scripture called the Eternal Dao Tome and began relying on it alongside the Yellow Court Scripture.
• Hongxuan discovered that the eleventh turn could condense up to 365 strands of Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy, then condensed nine strands and sensed a subtle transformation in his body.
• Hongxuan suspected that Pangu had condensed all 365 strands and resolved to achieve the same perfect foundation.
• Hongxuan learned that Houtu had slapped Monkey out of the Netherworld and warned the Two Sages of the West after reaching the Heavenly Dao Realm.
• Jieyin and Zhunti apologized to Houtu and shifted their schemes, while Monkey was shocked to discover that the Netherworld concealed someone stronger than a Sage.

Hongxuan continued cultivating in seclusion and rapidly condensed more strands of Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy, while discovering that Monkey had secretly evaded his apparent punishment. Monkey’s true body remained safe in the Ruins Market, and Hongxuan resumed his efforts to build a perfect foundation and reach the Taboo Level.

• Hongxuan reflected on Monkey’s hidden plans and resolved to focus on cultivating enough strength to face future threats.
• Hongxuan condensed the tenth through thirty-sixth strands of Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy, transforming his body and advancing a minor realm.
• Hongxuan discovered that Monkey’s apparent imprisonment beneath Five Finger Mountain involved only a puppet incarnation.
• Hongxuan learned that Monkey’s true body was cultivating in the Ruins Market after exchanging the treasures he had secretly gathered for resources.
• Hongxuan returned to seclusion to pursue three hundred and sixty-five strands of Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy and a perfect foundation.

While Hongxuan cultivated the eleventh turn of the Body Refinement Art and condensed more Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy, Angel Miya and her master fought Corruption Clan forces in the Chaos World. Pangu’s axe destroyed a Grand Dao Realm enemy, and Miya pursued fleeing evil clansmen as another group suddenly halted elsewhere.

• Hongxuan continued cultivating and condensed the one hundred and eighth strand of Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy, bringing tremendous changes to his Foundation.
• Angel Miya, now in the Heavenly Dao Realm, fought alongside her Grand Dao Realm master against a Corruption Clan expert.
• Pangu’s axe beam annihilated the fleeing Grand Dao Realm evil clansman before he could react.
• Angel Miya’s master told her to hunt down the remaining Heavenly Dao Realm and Primordial Realm enemies while she went to the Chaos Sea.
• A group of fleeing figures came to a sudden halt after Pangu’s axe beam destroyed the Corruption Clan expert.

Pangu’s axe light annihilated the Corruption Clan leader and most of his followers, but two survivors escaped toward the Primordial Wilderness to carry out the Holy Lord’s orders. Angel Miya intercepted one of them and began fighting the Heavenly Dao Realm enemy, while the other continued toward the same destination.

• Pangu’s axe light killed the Grand Dao Realm Corruption Clan leader and erased five of the seven members around him.
• The two surviving Heavenly Dao Realm members fled in opposite directions, then continued toward the Primordial Wilderness after Pangu did not attack again.
• Angel Miya intercepted one of the fleeing Corruption Clan members, determined to stop the evil race’s hidden scheme.
• Angel Miya and the Heavenly Dao Realm enemy exchanged taunts and began a fierce battle that shook the Chaos World.

Angel Miya killed a Heavenly Dao Realm Evil Race member and continued pursuing another toward the edge of the Chaos. Meanwhile, Hongxuan remained in seclusion until he condensed 240 strands of Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy, then suddenly left Pingxin Palace.

• Angel Miya overcame the Evil Race member's Corruption Power and steadily overwhelmed him with her attacks.
• Angel Miya pierced the Evil Race member's brow with her holy sword and destroyed his body and soul.
• Angel Miya set off after the remaining Heavenly Dao Realm Evil Race member, suspecting the Evil Race members were heading toward the edge of the Chaos for a reason.
• Hongxuan read the Yellow Court Scripture and the Eternal Dao Tome, tempering his Dao Heart and deepening his foundation through Heaven-defying Comprehension.
• Hongxuan cultivated the Hongxuan Body Refinement Art: Eleventh Turn and condensed 240 strands of Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy.
• Hongxuan suddenly vanished from Pingxin Palace after thinking of something.

Hongxuan secluded himself in a distant Chaos World while Monkey advanced through the scripture journey with rapidly rising cultivation and growing dangers. Houtu explained the Netherworld’s unrest as a consequence of Jieyin’s severed demonic thought, and Tang Sanzang’s group finally approached Spirit Mountain.

• Hongxuan entered seclusion in a Chaos World, believing he was close to gathering the final three hundred and sixty-five strands of Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy.
• Monkey took Tang Sanzang as his master, remained detached from the scripture scheme, and rose to perfected Grand Luo as the tribulations grew deadlier.
• Yunxiao reported unrest among the Netherworld ghosts, and Houtu explained that Jieyin’s reincarnated demonic thought had caused it and would become a future tribulation for Western Buddhism.
• Houtu advised Yunxiao to strengthen her foundation before breaking through to the late Quasi-Sage stage.
• Tang Sanzang’s group reached the area near Great Thunderclap Temple and anticipated finishing their journey to obtain the scriptures.

Monkey fled with Tang Sanzang and the others when a terrifying evil presence descended on Xiniu Hezhou. The Corruption Clan member began corrupting the world, leaving the Three Realms’ experts injured and Xiniu Hezhou facing destruction.

• Monkey sensed an evil streak of light approaching and hurried Tang Sanzang, his junior brothers, and the White Dragon Horse to safety.
• The evil being struck Xiniu Hezhou, sending destructive aftershocks across all four great continents and injuring many experts.
• The Corruption Clan member revealed that it had escaped a battle with Angel Miya and had come to the Primordial Wilderness world.
• The being unleashed corrupting energy that erased everything within a million li, then expanded its attack across Xiniu Hezhou.
• The Primordial Wilderness experts watched in terror as even Grand Luo Golden Immortals and Quasi-Sages proved unable to resist the corruption.

The Corruption Clan devastated Xiniu Hezhou and defeated Jieyin and Zhunti, revealing power in the Heavenly Dao Realm. After the two Sages fell, the Three Purities went to Purple Cloud Palace to seek Hongjun’s help.

• Jieyin and Zhunti appeared to stop the Corruption Clan from destroying Xiniu Hezhou, but it mocked them and their world.
• Jieyin and Zhunti attacked with the Jieyin Sound Banner and Seven-Treasure Wonderful Tree, but the Corruption Clan’s power corroded both treasures and their Sage primordial spirits.
• The Corruption Clan overwhelmed Jieyin and Zhunti with Heavenly Dao Realm power and began corrupting them, intending to gain strength from their cultivation.
• The Three Purities arrived at Purple Cloud Palace to ask Hongjun to confront the enemy.
• The Three Purities sensed Jieyin and Zhunti’s fall as blood rain descended across the Three Realms, and Grand Pure Laozi urged them to implore Hongjun to act.

After Jieyin and Zhunti perished, the Corruption Clan’s monster began destroying the rest of Xiniu Hezhou, prompting Houtu to prepare the Netherworld’s defenses. Angel Miya arrived to confront the monster, leaving the Primordial Wilderness’s fate uncertain.

• With Jieyin and Zhunti gone, the Corruption Clan’s monster corrupted the remaining regions of Xiniu Hezhou and destroyed its resources and inhabitants.
• Yunxiao asked Houtu how the Netherworld could withstand the monster, and Houtu ordered her to maintain order among the ghosts while vowing to face the threat herself.
• A brilliant holy light appeared across the Primordial Wilderness, and the monster recognized the newcomer as an Angel from the Corruption Clan’s ancient enemies.
• Angel Miya attacked the monster with her holy sword, determined to stop its corruption before it destroyed the world.

A clash between Angel Miya and a Corruption Clan member devastated the Three Realms, prompting Hongjun to transport both fighters into the Chaos, where he and Houtu joined Miya against their common foe. Lord Tongtian returned to the Earth Immortal Realm to search for and rescue Jie Sect disciples.

• Angel Miya intensified her attacks on the Corruption Clan member, and their battle shockwaves shattered Xiniu Hezhou and killed countless beings across the Three Realms.
• Nüwa and Houtu saved many survivors by gathering them inside their treasures, while the Three Purities left the Chaos Purple Cloud Palace to protect their disciples and descendants.
• Hongjun used the Creation Jade Plate to connect with the Great Desolation Heavenly Dao and transport the Corruption Clan member and Angel Miya into the Chaos.
• Hongjun and Houtu joined Angel Miya in attacking the Corruption Clan member, agreeing to deal with the damage to the Primordial Wilderness afterward.
• Lord Tongtian searched the Earth Immortal Realm for Jie Sect disciples and began rescuing those he could find.

Lord Tongtian and Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning reclaimed selected disciples from Buddhism, leaving it gravely weakened as Buddha Tathagata began evacuating the survivors. In the depths of chaos, Hongxuan condensed 365 strands of Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy into the Root of the Grand Dao, a foundation for attaining the Eternal Dao.

• Lord Tongtian brought willing Jie Sect disciples back from Spirit Mountain and left those who chose to remain in Buddhism.
• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning took Guang Chengzi, Chijingzi, Daoxing Tianzun, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, and Yu Ding Zhenren, while rejecting disciples who had willingly betrayed the Chan Sect.
• Buddhism suffered devastating losses, and Buddha Tathagata rallied its survivors and began moving them somewhere safe.
• Hongxuan condensed 365 strands of Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy into the Root of the Grand Dao.
• Hongxuan recognized the Root of the Grand Dao as a supreme foundation that could enable him to attain the Eternal Dao.

Hongxuan completed the eleventh turn of his Body Refinement Art, transformed his foundation into a Top-tier Chaos Godfiend Origin, and attained the Heavenly Dao Realm. His breakthrough caused a massive phenomenon at the edge of the Chaos World, but the major forces of the Chaos Sea did not notice him.

• Hongxuan discovered that condensing three hundred and sixty-five strands of Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy had formed an Eternal Dao Seed on his Root of the Grand Dao.
• Hongxuan perfected the eleventh turn of the Hongxuan Body Refinement Art and transformed his foundation into a Top-tier Chaos Godfiend Origin.
• Hongxuan comprehended the Body Refinement Art: Twelfth Turn, which he could cultivate after reaching the Heavenly Dao Realm.
• Hongxuan released his suppressed desire to advance, shattered the Heavenly Dao Realm bottleneck, and underwent a transformation of his body, primordial spirit, and True Spirit.
• Hongxuan's breakthrough triggered a vast phenomenon across the surrounding Chaos World, but his location at its edge kept him from attracting the major forces of the Chaos Sea.

Hongxuan broke through to the Heavenly Dao Realm while Hongjun, Houtu, Angel Miya, and the Corruption Clan continued their battle in the Chaos World. Houtu refused Hongjun’s proposal to unite Heaven and Earth, and the chapter ended with the battle unresolved as Hongxuan advanced his cultivation and abilities.

• Hongjun, Houtu, Angel Miya, and the Corruption Clan sensed Hongxuan’s breakthrough, and the Corruption Clan feared another enemy would join the fight.
• Hongjun proposed that Houtu unite Heaven and Earth so they could seal the Corruption Clan, but Houtu refused because the union could destabilize the Three Realms and expose the Earthly Dao to danger.
• Hongjun and Houtu resumed fighting the Corruption Clan while holding back and growing wary of each other; Houtu also remained suspicious of Hongjun.
• Angel Miya complained that Hongjun and Houtu were weakening their attacks, prompting them to fight harder while becoming more cautious of her.
• Hongxuan deduced the Heavenly Dao Chapter of the Hongxuan Great Dao Art and raised his Grand Dao Divine Abilities to the Heavenly Dao Realm.

After completing his secluded cultivation and reaching the Heavenly Dao Realm, Hongxuan discovered that the Corruption Clan had nearly destroyed the Three Realms. He arrived as the clan member tried to escape and overwhelmed him with a single strike, leaving Angel Miya and Houtu stunned by his power.

• Hongxuan emerged from seclusion, calculated what had happened, and learned that the Corruption Clan had attacked the Three Realms shortly before Journey to the West ended.
• Hongxuan became furious that the Corruption Clan had threatened his world and vanished to confront the fight in the Chaos World.
• After Angel Miya, Heavenly Dao Hongjun, and Earthly Dao Houtu injured the Corruption Clan member, he broke away and tried to flee.
• Hongxuan stopped the Corruption Clan member by freezing the surrounding chaotic space and striking him back down.
• Hongxuan combined the Grand Time Art and Grand Chaos Art to attack, shocking Houtu and Angel Miya with his overwhelming strength.

Hongxuan discovered how the Evil Race’s Corruption Power worked while overwhelming and killing a Heavenly Dao Realm member of the race. Afterward, he greeted Hongjun and Angel Miya, while Houtu felt pride in how far he had surpassed her.

• Hongjun recognized Hongxuan’s strength as a threat and resolved to act more cautiously in the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hongxuan studied the Evil Race’s Corruption Power and learned that it functioned like an innate ability usable at full strength.
• Hongxuan delivered a final killing blow that annihilated the Heavenly Dao Realm Evil Race member.
• Houtu felt wistful that Hongxuan had surpassed her, then took joy in his growth and resolved to support him.
• Hongxuan greeted Hongjun and Angel Miya, remaining wary of the Angel Clan but unwilling to provoke it without cause.

After the Corruption Clan’s defeat, Hongxuan and Houtu returned to find the Primordial Wilderness devastated by Corruption Power and its survivors in dire need. They began dealing with the lingering corruption, while the threat of stronger Evil Races loomed over the weakened world.

• Angel Miya declined Hongxuan’s invitation to rest, said she would report the Evil Race’s destruction to her master, and departed.
• Hongxuan and Houtu returned to the Primordial Wilderness and found the Earth Immortal Realm scarred by spreading Corruption Power.
• Houtu told Hongxuan she had destroyed the strange power that invaded the Netherworld and that the Three Xiao Sisters had handled their own troubles.
• Hongxuan and Houtu agreed to clear away the remaining Corruption Power, and Houtu returned to the Netherworld to resolve its chaos.
• The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of Fire Cloud Palace rescued Human Race survivors as the calamity devastated the Human, Demon, Witch, Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Races.
• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning and Lord Tongtian aided the damaged forces, while Hongxuan’s strengthened Chaos Spirit Conversion Array helped protect the Heavenly Court and starry sky.

The Heavenly Dao Realm Evil Race’s Corruption Power devastated the Heavenly Court and Xiniu Hezhou, and Jieyin and Zhunti barely saved the remnants of Buddhism. As Jieyin gained a new understanding from the catastrophe, the Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning freed the Chan Sect disciples who had been converted by Buddhism.

• The Corruption Power inflicted heavy casualties and destroyed much of the Heavenly Court’s accumulated foundations, while Xiniu Hezhou was left in ruins and Buddhism lost nearly all its foundations.
• Jieyin urged Zhunti to rescue surviving Buddhist disciples, then accepted that the disciples reclaimed by Yuanshi and Lord Tongtian should be allowed to leave.
• Jieyin attained sudden enlightenment after witnessing the West’s devastation, while Zhunti vowed to remember Yuanshi and Lord Tongtian’s actions.
• Jieyin and Zhunti rescued Buddhist disciples and drove the lingering Corruption Power from the land.
• At Jade Void Palace, the Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning summoned Guang Chengzi, Chijingzi, and the other Chan Sect Golden Immortals after erasing the conversion power from their primordial spirits.
• The restored Chan Sect disciples thanked the Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning for saving them.

Yuanshi and Lord Tongtian worked together to stabilize Dongsheng Shenzhou and recover their sects’ legacies, while Lord Tongtian returned abducted Jie Sect disciples to Duobao. Hongxuan cleansed the Corruption Power from Mount Wuyi and praised Cangjie, saying Hunyuan was within his reach.

• Yuanshi restored Yu Ding Zhenren and sent his disciples to recuperate while he went to Dongsheng Shenzhou to save the Chan Sect’s legacy.
• Lord Tongtian and Yuanshi joined forces to stabilize Dongsheng Shenzhou and contain the Corruption Power, while Grand Pure Laozi stayed away.
• Lord Tongtian gave Duobao the returned Jie Sect disciples and told him not to spare those who had joined Western Buddhism if they became enemies.
• Lord Tongtian told Duobao that Hongxuan had attained Hunyuan, leaving Duobao astonished and determined to work harder.
• Hongxuan reached Mount Wuyi, erased its Corruption Power, and praised Cangjie’s progress toward Hunyuan.

Hongxuan visited Cangjie at Mount Wuyi, rewarded his progress, and then traveled to Golden Ao Island to reveal the truth about Sages and Hongmeng Purple Energy to Lord Tongtian. Lord Tongtian decided to abandon his Sage cultivation and pursue the Grand Luo Dao, though reaching the Sub-Sage Ninth Heaven remained unlikely.

• Hongxuan praised Cangjie's new Dao, bestowed Great Dao knowledge upon him, and left him to cultivate at Mount Wuyi.
• Hongxuan met Lord Tongtian at Biyou Palace and explained that Sages were constrained by the Heavenly Dao while Grand Luo Golden Immortals were not truly free either.
• Hongxuan sent Lord Tongtian information revealing that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had created the Hongmeng Purple Energy and used Sages' cultivation as nourishment, keeping them under his control.
• Lord Tongtian asked Hongxuan to remove the Hongmeng Purple Energy and chose to risk losing his Sage realm so he could cultivate the Grand Luo Dao.
• Hongxuan warned Lord Tongtian to advance as far as possible in the Sub-Sage Realm but doubted he could reach the Ninth Heaven.